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Pears Project Coordinator - Leeds and Wakefield Applicant Information Pack

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Welcome 3 Our strategic plan 4 Our structure 5 The role 6 Key tasks 7 The Person 9 Benefits 10 How to apply 13

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Welcome As Scouts, we believe in empowering young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more.

Each week, we give over 450,000 young people the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed, now and in the future. We’re talking about teamwork, leadership and resilience – skills that have helped Scouts become everything from teachers and social workers to astronauts and Olympians.

We believe in bringing people together. We celebrate diversity and stand against intolerance, always. We’re a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

Having just launched a new strategic plan: Skills For Life: Our plan to prepare better futures, this is an incredibly exciting time for Scouting in the UK. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and your contribution to help even more young people succeed in life.

Tim Kidd, UK Chief Commissioner Matt Hyde, Chief Executive

Our values Integrity Respect Care

Belief Cooperation

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Our strategic plan By 2023 we will have prepared more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders who deliver an inspiring programme. We will be growing, more inclusive, shaped by young people and making a bigger impact in our communities.

Society is changing. In often fragmented communities, the pressures and expectations on young people are increasing. The future is uncertain. Scouts has never been so important in helping young people prepare for the future, developing the skills they need to succeed in a changing world. Each week almost half a million young people enjoy fun, friendship and outdoor adventure. They develop a sense of optimism and strong values as well as the leadership and team working skills that are more valuable today than ever.

Our movement achieves remarkable things. We have continued to grow for 13 consecutive years. Our previous plan, Scouting for All, inspired new Groups and sections to start in an additional 834 areas of deprivation since 2013. We now help over 462,000 young people aged 6-18 (including 102,000 girls) get the best possible start in life. Our social action campaign, A Million Hands, has enabled over 200,000 young people to make a positive contribution in their local communities.

Now we want to go further. Skills for Life is a strategy that supports and empowers our volunteers who are the people that make Scouts a reality. It’s a strategy to bring communities together and contribute towards a better society. But most of all, it’s a strategy for young people. They deserve the best skills, the best support, and the best possible futures.

‘I believe that Scouts empowers young people. It gives them skills to achieve the remarkable, and opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of the rapidly changing world.’ Tim Kidd, UK Chief Commissioner

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The Scout Association Structure The UK headquarters of the Scouts is based at Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, and is operationally divided into four directorates

Project Team Structure

Chief

Executive

Communications and Marketing

Commercial

Services

Support Services

Scout Store

Unity Insurance

Operations and Transformation

Scout Adventures

Pears Project Manager

Area Growth and

Development Manager

Project Co-Ordinator (Pears Birmingham)

Project Co-Ordinator (Pears – Leeds and Wakefield)

Leed project officer (Pears – Avon area)

Development Team Assistants x 6

Development Team Assistants x 6

Development Team leaders and Assistants

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The role

Responsible to: Pears Project Manager Department: Strategy Delivery (Volunteering), Operations and Transformation Base Location: Home Based, covering the Leeds and Wakefiled area Term: Fixed term contract (12 Months) maternity cover Salary: £33,594 per annum, Band F. Level 3 Hours: 35 per week Line Management Responsibility: Up to 8 Part time Development Team Assitants (DTA’s) Budgetary responsibility: Responsible for managing agreed income/expenditure budgets. Internal Relationships: Scouting Volunteers at all levels Regional services team Scouting operations External Relationships: Pears Foundation Organsations in the communities the project serves Parents Young people DBS: Enhanced

Core purpose As part of the Scouts Growth and Inclusion strategies this role will be essential to leading the role out of pilot growth model into the North East. The role will manage, support and co-ordinate the delivery of the Pears Project in the Leeds and Wakefield area leading a team of Development assistants to deliver the project objectives working in partnership with Regional, County and District Commissioners, Project Working Group and funder to realise agreed sustainable growth targets. The Projects focus in on bringing Scouting to communities that are currently under represented in Scouting as well as opening extra places in areas of high demand and helping to support failing groups to grow and develop. Working with the other project co-ordinators (Birmingham and Avon area) and the Pears project

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manager this role will help shape the methods and delivery of our growth work as well as recording the learning

from the project to share nationally maintaining an active relationship between the various Pears Foundation project areas. The role holder will need to ensure that monitoring and progress reports are provided to the

Steering Group and the Pears Foundation. A key part of the role is to support the development of the part time staff this will involved frequent hands on/direct support at events.

Key tasks Ensure the Pears project delivers on the aims and objectives of the project.

Work in partnership with the relevant AGDM to ensure the co-ordination of the Pears project in line with

other RST projects taking place in the Region.

Support the Project Steering Group to plan, monitor and evaluate projects ensuring that learnings are

captured for wider dissemination.

In partnership with Regional, County and District Commissioners (as appropriate) identify areas where

there is the opportunity for the creation of sustainable new/increased provision to form a work bank and

work to produce and support the implementation of project/initiatives to achieve agreed outcomes.

Recruit, select and appoint DTA in accordance with the needs of the project

Support and mentor each DTA to ensure performance and delivery on their agreed aims, objectives and

targets, monitoring and evaluating their performance and delivery of results including:

Work in partnership with District Commissioners, Group Scout Leaders and others to open new units (Sections & Groups).

Recruit adult volunteers and young people for each new unit.

Manage, overview and directly support the delivery of the new provision projects with the project team.

Provide effective management of the DTAs, monitoring and evaluating their performance and delivery of results

Enable and support local Scouting to devise, apply and refresh focussed, sustainable growth plans in existing and new provision (in line with the Association’s agreed Growth Strategy and using the agreed workbank model)

Work with other Pears Project Managers to initiate and maintain a peer network of support across all Interns, ensuring collaborative working, the sharing of learning and the adoption of common approaches

Build positive and proactive relationships with (external) new partner organisations throughout the life of the project

Initiate, manage and deliver an effective system of reporting on projects which meets the needs of the Association, Counties and Regions, as well as the Project Working Group and external funder as necessary.

Plan and lead stakeholder meetings prior to starting the new projects to ensure ownership, identify

potential barriers and agree project task allocations

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Encourage creative and innovative thinking within the PSG, of DTAs and local Scouting throughout the project

Working with the DTAs and local volunteer teams to ensure the effective and safe running of new units in

accordance with POR and responding to the needs of the unit.

Work together with the PSG,DTAs and local volunteer teams to ensure problems and challenges are

identified early and effective measures put in place to overcome them in the pursuit in achieving desired

outcomes.

Participate and contribute at leadership team meetings and events to develop wider effective approaches

to achieving the national objectives.

Administer and maintain an effective home based office and budget.

Any other duties as reasonably requested by the National Regional Services Manager.

Safeguarding rules – Yellow Card We are a youth organisation who takes safeguarding seriously. The post holder agrees to comply at all times with the safeguarding rules as set out on The Scout Association’s yellow card, which can be found here,. This is shared with young people and carers, as well as employees, so everyone knows our rules of engagement.

In order to comply, stringent vetting procedures take place including checking against an internal database to assess suitability and also Basic/Enhanced DBS checks as required.

GDPR and Data Protection

The post holder hereby agrees not to disclose any confidential or sensitive information to a third party or outside organisation except where required to do so by law and to adhere to our Data Protection and GDPR policies

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Health and Safety

The post holder agrees to abide by The Scout Association’s Health and Safety principles and code of conduct and to take all reasonable steps to ensure both their own safety in the work place as well as that of their colleagues.

Equal Opportunities

The Post holder agrees to promote and uphold the principles of equal opportunities in accordance with The Scout Association’s Equal Opportunities Statement and all related policies.

The person We are looking for E=Essential D=Desirable HD=Desirable An entusastic and motivated individual that can lead a team of part time staff to deliver a challenging change project objectives in a new area, The post holder must be able to work with adults and young people from all backgrounds and communities.

Skills and Abilities Able to supervise and support up to 8 part time detached members of staff (E) • Able to work as part of a wider management team (E) • Possess high level of relationship skills to ensure effective relationships with a wide range of people from young people, to Chief, Regional, County and District Commissioners to internal and external funders, leaders of faith communities, head teachers and external bodies (E)

• Manage a diverse workload and manage the attainment of targets within clear timescales (E) • Advise on project planning and development issues (E) • Able to support volunteers (E) • Work independently of direct supervision (E) • Able to address staff performance issues (E) • Able to motivate and lead a team of part time staff (E) • Work as part of a team (E) • Provide own administrative support (E) • Be an effective trainer (HD)

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Knowledge and Experience An understanding of most, if not all of the following: Volunteer organisations, deprived communities,

minority ethnic communities, schools, local authority youth and community service (E) Experience of working with volunteer groups (HD) Experience of working with young people (E) Experience of leading and managing a team of staff (E)

Values and Personal Qualities Be committed to the fundamentals and values of Scouting (E) Be enthusiastic and able to enthuse others (E) Be reactive and responsive to the needs of others (E) Be a self starter (E)

Other essential criteria Able and willing to work frequent evenings and weekends (E) Able and willing to travel extensively, including spending frequent nights away from home (E) Willing and able to be a Member of the Scout Movement (E) Has a full driving licence (E) Able to operate from home based office with regard to acceptance of constraints this places on

personal/family life (E) Live in a geographical location to enable effective management of staff and liaison with volunteers in the

relevant area (E)

Competency Framework Level 3

Benefits

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per year plus bank holidays. This increases after two years service to 28 days and after five years to 32 days.

Additional Holidays: We operate an office closure during the Chrsitmas and New Year holiday period that provides up to an additional 3 days of extra leave.

London Weighting: In addition to a competitive salary we also provide London weighting to staff if located inner/outer London.

Looking after your health and wellbeing

Simply Health Scheme You will have access to a medical scheme to help you with the cost of your everyday healthcare fully funded by the Association such as optical, dental and many more. You will also get access to the Gym discount, family days out discount and online health risk assessment. Sickness absence

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We pays sickness above the statutory minimum requirement.

(Above benefits apply to employees upon completion of three months in their role unless otherwise stated)

Food and drink

Subsidised lunch is provided to all employees when they are working at Gilwell Park between Monday and Friday and free beverages are available at all sites.

Looking after your future

Generous Pension Scheme We are committed to providing our staff with a best work place pension scheme that is highly competetive in the third sector. For all employees, the Association has a Group Personal Pension Plan with the Scottish Widows..

This plan allows employees to contribute a minimum of 2% of their gross salary up to the maximum allowed within HMRC limits. The Association will contribute twice your contribution, up to a maximum of 10% of gross salary. Employees can benefit further by saving your own and the The Scout Association’s National Insurance contribution that is paid into your pension pot.

Life Assurance

All employees are covered by a scheme which pays four times the basic salary in the event of death in service.

Getting to and from work

Car parking

All sites offer free car parking to employees.

Minibus Service (Gilwell Park)

A minibus service is provided which collects colleagues at 08:20, 08:35. 08:50 from Chingford Station. This service also drops colleagues off to the same location at 16:30, 16:45, 17:00 and 17:15.

Cycle to Work scheme

This scheme is a form of salary sacrifice which enables employees to purchase a bicycle through the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme and can save you up to 42% on the retail value (depending on the employees tax bracket).

We are proud to be a family friendly employer

Personal Days

Up to four personal days paid leave a year.

Maternity/Paternity Leave

We pay maternity leave above the statutory minimum requirement.

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Childcare Vouchers

This scheme is a form of salary sacrifice, enabling employees to purchase childcare vouchers.

Start and finish time

Employees can apply for some flexibility on their start and finish times of work.

Making your money go that little bit further

Scout Store purchases

Employees can make purchases from Scout Store with a discount of 25% on certain items, excluding uniforms.

Online Benefits Portal

Our online benefits portal allows you to tailor make your own benefits package.

Developing yourself and others

Study and volunteer leave

Special leave includes paid leave for volunteering and study leave

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How to apply Before making an application please ensure that you have read the Recruitment and Selection policy: https://scouts.org.uk/media/1009429/Recruitment-and-Selection-Policy.pdf

Please submit an application via the Smartsheet link on our jobs page www.scouts.org.uk/vacancies.

In order for us to monitor the application of our Equal Opportunities policy https://scouts.org.uk/about-us/key-policies/equal-opportunities-policy/, we would be grateful if you would also complete the Recruitment Monitoring Form on the jobs page.

If you are unable to use Smartsheet, please post your application to:

Human Resources, The Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Monday 6th January 2020.

The interviews will be held on Saturday 18th January 2020 in Leeds.

If you would to discuss the role in more detail, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@scouts.org.uk.